Example Sentences

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Louis said: "She was very pale, very cold, shivering, barely clinging on to the board."

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Stewart’s wild, shivering vibrato sliced through layers of fiddle and pedal steel, eventually grabbing the attention of Nashville bigwigs, including Roy Dea, a Texas-born record producer who would become one of Stewart’s loyal supporters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

I start shivering five minutes in; the man in sweatpants and Crocs appears unbothered.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2026

In the footage, an elderly grey-haired man struggles to descend a flight of stairs from a plane and is then placed on a stretcher, where he lies shivering.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

He was sweating and shivering, and although there was nothing left in his belly to throw up, he· still felt sick.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver